PM Modi lays foundation stone for development of 508 railway stations
Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for redevelopment of 508 railway stations across the country on Sunday. Addressing the event, Modi said that around 1300 stations will be modernised under the program which will be spread over the country.
«This will lead to a significant transformation of rail infrastructure in India,» he said. An official statement said these stations will be redeveloped under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme for over Rs 24,470 crores.
«Master Plans have been prepared for development of stations as ‘City Centres’ with proper integration of both sides of the city,» the statement said. Responding to a query from ET, Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that the budget for developing these stations has been earmarked with many projects already underway.
«The amount will be spent over the coming 1-1.5 years,» he said. These stations are spread across 27 states and union territories, including 55 each in Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan, 49 in Bihar, 44 in Maharashtra, 37 in West Bengal, and 34 in Madhya Pradesh.
There are 32 stations in Assam, 25 in Odisha, 22 in Punjab, 21 each in Gujarat and Telangana, 20 in Jharkhand, 18 each in Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, 15 in Haryana, and 13 in Karnataka among others. The redevelopment will provide modern passenger amenities along with ensuring better designed traffic circulation, and inter-modal integration among other facilities.
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